The Field Museum
The Field Museum
Chicago, IL
With over 1 million square feet of space that houses 21.5 million specimens, clean rooms, labs, exhibits, restaurants, offices and classrooms, the Field Museum is a dynamic and challenging environment. McGuire Engineers (MEPC) developed a long-term relationship with the management of the museum to design and deliver engineering solutions for an institution where no two spaces or projects were the same, and where detailed survey work and design development brought projects in on time and budget.
SERVICES PROVIDED
MEP Infrastructure Renovation
ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS
- Oversaw the installation of what was then the largest photovoltaic system in Illinois
- Participated in the design of a green roof
- New boiler and chiller plant with thermal energy storage installed underground to preserve the historic façade
- New emergency generator
- New domestic water pumps and loop
- New air handlers to increase ventilation and cooling capacity
- Complete sprinkler implementation
Additional Stand-alone Projects:
- Designed a 200,000 square-foot underground storage facility that included labs and artifact restoration areas
- Rare book room for ancient texts
- Geology clean room
- Special exhibit areas for travelling exhibits such as The Dead Sea Scrolls (among others)
